Knitting machine and method of knitting fabric



l `lune 9, 1964 KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF' KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6,

B. F. COILE 59 Sheets-Sheet 1 B. F. ColLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC 59 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 9, 1964 Filed Jan. 6, 1955 June 9, 1964 B, F, CQILE 3,136,145

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KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC June 9, 1964 59 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 6, 1953 R O T N E V m Benjamn Franklin Coile 12M, am

ATTORNEYS B. F. colLE 3,133,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC June 9, 1964 59 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Jan. 6, 1955 INVENTOR Benjamin Frankli Coile ATTORNEYS June 9, 1964 B. F. colL-E 3,136,145

KNTTNG MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC Benjamin Franklin Coile M I MA ATTORNEYS Jun-e 9, 1964 B. F. come 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1953 59 Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTOR Benjamin Franklin Cole ,3a-ern 1' ATTORNEYS B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC June 9, 1964 59 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed Jan. 6, 1953 lNvENToR Benjamin Franklin Coile @W7/WW 71 ATTORNEYS June 9, 1964 B. F. colLE 31,136,145

v KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF' KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1955 59 Sheets-Sheet 11 INVENTOR il "9 Benjamin Franklin Cone ATTORNEYS June 9, 1964 B. F. colLE 3,135,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1955 59 Sheets-Sheet 12 Benjamin Franklin Coile ATTORNEYS June 9, 1964 B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1953 59 Sheets-Sheet 13 ATTORNEYS' June 9, 11964 B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1953 59 Sheets-Sheet 14 444" wg. fz

INVENTOR Benjamin Franklin Coile ATTORNEYS B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNHTING FABRIC June 9, 1-'964 59 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed Jan. 6, 1955 INVENTOR Benjamin Franklin Coile ATTORNEYS 4.2 Www June 9, 11964 B, F, coni 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6, 1955 59 Sheets-Sheet 16 INVENToR. Benjamin Franklin Coile BY awry/ZM@ ATTORNEYS B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC June 9, 1964 59 Sheets-Sheet 17 Filed Jan. e, 1955 ATTORNEf June 9, 1964 B. F. colLE KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC 59 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed Jan. 6, 1953 "m-ZO Til-16 'ffl-6 Til-5 TTI-23 INVENTOR Benjamin Franklin Coile` BY- M ATTORNEYS June 9, 1 964 B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING'MACHINE: AND METHOD oF KNITTING FABRIC Filed Jan. 6,v 1955 59 Sheets-Sheet 19 NIBUD OOOSS 0099089@ OOOOOOO S @COSS OOOOOOO IN VENTOR n Benjamn Franklin Coile ATTORNEYS B. F. colLE 3,136,145

KNITTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF KNITTING FABRIC June 9, 1964 59 Sheets-Sheerl 2O Filed Jan. 6,

INVENTOR Benjamin Franklin Coile ATTORNEYS 

18. IN A KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A CIRCLE OF JACKS AND MEANS FOR SELECTING JACKS OF SAID CIRCLE; MEANS FOR NORMALLY RAISING A SELECTED JACK TO A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT; AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGING SAID JACK FROM SAID JACK-RAISING MEANS AT A HEIGHT BELOW SAID PREDETERMINED HEIGHT TO ARREST THE RAISING MOVEMENT OF SAID JACK. 